There is however substantial shoulder room between the outside of each lane and the fencing, which is used as parking along Aughtie Drive during the other nine months. ==History== ===Albert Park Circuit (1953 to 1958)=== Albert Park has the distinction of being the only venue to host the Australian Grand Prix in both World Championship and non-World Championship formats with an earlier configuration of the current circuit used for the race on two occasions during the 1950s.
There is however substantial shoulder room between the outside of each lane and the fencing, which is used as parking along Aughtie Drive during the other nine months. ==History== ===Albert Park Circuit (1953 to 1958)=== Albert Park has the distinction of being the only venue to host the Australian Grand Prix in both World Championship and non-World Championship formats with an earlier configuration of the current circuit used for the race on two occasions during the 1950s.
Middle Park, the home of South Melbourne FC was demolished in 1994 due to expansion at Albert Park. On 4 July 2008, F1 announced that more than 300,000 people attended the four-day Melbourne Grand Prix, though actual ticket sales were later disputed by the local media.
The road sections that are used were rebuilt before the inaugural event in 1996 to ensure consistency and smoothness.
Before 2007 there existed only a few other places on the Formula 1 calendar with a body of water close to the track.
Middle Park, the home of South Melbourne FC was demolished in 1994 due to expansion at Albert Park. On 4 July 2008, F1 announced that more than 300,000 people attended the four-day Melbourne Grand Prix, though actual ticket sales were later disputed by the local media.
There has never been a night race at Albert Park, however, the 2009 and 2010 events both started at 5:00 p.m.
There has never been a night race at Albert Park, however, the 2009 and 2010 events both started at 5:00 p.m.
The current contract for the Grand Prix at the circuit concludes in 2025. Following the postponement of the Australian Grand Prix in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the track underwent layout changes, the most notable part is the modification of the Turn 9-10 complex from a heavy right-left corner to a fast-sweeping right-left corner into Turns 11 and 12.
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